How to install mcrypt on PHP 7.3.3 ubuntu

Question

I tried to follow: PHP Warning: PHP Startup: Unable to load dynamic library 'mcrypt.so'

sudo apt-get -y install gcc make autoconf libc-dev pkg-config
sudo apt-get -y install php7.2-dev
sudo apt-get -y install libmcrypt-dev
sudo pecl install mcrypt-1.0.1

I get:

pecl/mcrypt requires PHP (version >= 7.2.0, version <= 7.3.0, excluded versions: 7.3.0), installed version is 7.3.3-1+ubuntu14.04.1+deb.sury.org+1
No valid packages found
install failed

I use prestashop which require this

Answer 1

If anyone is using an AWS bitnami install w/ php7.3.10, the following is a layout with appropriate file paths (references listed below)

Check your PHP version

$ php -version

Install mcrypt extension

$ sudo apt-get -y install gcc make autoconf libc-dev pkg-config

$ sudo apt-get -y install libmcrypt-dev

If php version > 7.3.0

$ sudo pecl install mcrypt-1.0.2

Or the newest version: https://pecl.php.net/package/mcrypt

If php version <= 7.3.0

$ sudo pecl install mcrypt-1.0.1

When you are shown the prompt (Press [Enter] to autodetect)

> libmcrypt prefix? [autodetect] :

enable mcrypt in php.ini -> check if mcrypt is already in php.ini and maybe just needs to be uncommented

$ more /opt/bitnami/php/etc/php.ini | grep mcrypt

;extension=mcrypt.so

Add or uncomment extension=mcrypt.so in php.ini

$ emacs /opt/bitnami/php/etc/php.ini

REFERENCES...

https://lukasmestan.com/install-mcrypt-extension-in-php7-2/

How to install mcrypt on PHP 7.3.3 ubuntu

https://stackoverflow.com/a/55678046/2298002